SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANAGER (D2936000)

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: HRO MUST process and clear the Department of Defense (DoD), Priority Placement Program (PPP), prior to advertising all internal and external job vacancies and promotion announcements. AREA 1 = All permanent Officers, Warrant Officers and Enlisted members employees (NG T32/NG T5) within Puerto Rico Army National Guard. AREA 2 = All indefinite Officers, Warrant Officers and Enlisted members employees (NG T32/NG T5) within Puerto Rico Army National Guard. AREA 3 = Currently Officers, Warrant Officers and Enlisted serving members of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard. First round consideration will be given to Area 1 Candidates. (All other Areas will be screened only in the event that there are no qualified or recommended Candidates). To prevent a grade inversion, military rank allowed for this position will be determined at the final evaluation of the vacancy announcement considering the military rank of the supervisor. Acceptance of any military technician position may cause the termination of entitlements and eligibility for all military bonuses and student loan repayments. For further information you must contact the appropriate military Education Office. DUTIES: As a SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANAGER (D2936000), GS-0018-13, you will Serves as the Senior State, Territory, District of Columbia Safety Occupational Health (SOHM) Manager in the maintenance of a comprehensive safety, Occupational Health, and Industrial Hygiene programs. MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS: -For entry into this specialty, normal color vision as defined by referenced authorities. -Freedom from fear of heights (acrophobia). -No history of emotional instability, personality disorder, or other unresolved mental health problems. -No record of claustrophobia or claustrophobic tendencies. -No medical conditions preventing prolonged standing, repetitive movements, walking up to one mile, or walking up and down stairs. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work requires regular and recurring physical exertion related to frequent inspections and surveys requiring considerable standing, walking, climbing, bending, crouching, stretching, reaching or similar movements. WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work involves regular and recurrent exposure to hazards, unpleasantness, and discomforts such as moving machine parts, shielded radiation sources, irritant chemicals, acid fumes, physical stresses, high noise levels, adverse weather conditions, and high temperatures from steam lines. Protective equipment and clothing may be needed, including hard hat, metatarsal shoes, ear-muffs or plugs, goggles, respirators and gloves. QUALIFICATIONS: You will lose consideration for the position if your application does not include all the information/documents requested on the vacancy announcement. The USAJOBS Resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you met the required GENERAL and SPECIALIZED experience. Experiences copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and will disqualify you from the position. National Guard military (part-time) service is considered as full-time experience when evaluated against the qualification requirements. The applicant is credited with actual number of months the member has been in the National Guard provided such service is related to the position to be filled. GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: -Managing safety or occupational health program elements. -Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management. -Applying safety and occupational health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices, and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements. -Developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards. -Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses. -Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards. -Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards. -Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards. -Training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects. -Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, and occupational health nurse. -OR- Certificates: Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP), or similar certification that included successful completion of a written examination. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant must possess at least ONE (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level GS-012 or, THIRTY-SIX (36) months of specialized experience performing or supervising duties such as managing the function of work to be performed; leading, directing and assigning work of personnel; providing program direction and staff leadership; planning, organizing, administering and evaluating various Safety, Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene (SOH & IH) programs; implementing public law mandated programs impacting a significant number of civilian and military employees working in structures; analyzing psychological and physiological factors affecting safety; planning and directing special occupational health/industrial hygiene studies; developing procedures to evaluate the effectiveness of countermeasure programs; coordinating hazard abatement issues; reviewing overall state training plan; ensuring review of and coordination on state ARNG regulations and major command standing operating procedures; reviewing engineering plans in compliance with public law, applicable standards and guidelines; coordinating with and provides assistance to personnel management officials in the development and execution of a comprehensive abatement program; establishing and maintaining a program of range certification; identifying and justifying safety, occupational health and industrial hygiene budget.